So, I ended up making a can (form1) and did a few test cycles today with cci suppressor rated ammo (950fps I think?). Anyway, definitely quieter with the can on vs not but… I dunno,e expected way more. 5.5" barrel into 7" can (35mm OD). You could shoot this all day of course with no ears on, but it’s just not doing it for me.
What is currently the quietest can sailing currently? I original was going to try something from the FTN line but ended up going down this rabbit hole of making my own LOL. I mean, it did work so I’m not going to be super hard on myself…just didn’t work well enough for what I’m looking for.
Barrel length also plays a large role in how quiet a gun can be. My baby barret, m4gery, and sr722 all have barrels longer than 21" and are very tolerable with standard velocity ammo without using a can.
On the other hand, my 22lr builds with 1.5-4" barrels are some of the loudest pistols I’ve fired.
CCI quiet “semi auto” ammo helps a ton too, even with the shorter barrels. Aguilla sniper subsonic is really nice just harder to find and some guns don’t cycle it well.
I’ve heard good things about the pill popper v2